Gatherings

  • Performances,  Rent Parties

    Matt Opachick Plays November’s Rent Party

    Matt Opachick, acoustic | Friday, November 2, 7pm Genres grassroot, folkfunk Influences the Dead, Phish, MMW and the Derek Trucks Band suggested donation $10 Matt OpachickĀ  crafts his unique yet comfortable blend of grassroots folkfunk music after such influences as the Dead, Phish, MMW and the Derek Trucks Band. His folky-fingerpicking guitar stylings combined with a refreshing attention to the human-condition provides the listener with sounds thatĀ  ease the mind and challenge the most cavernousĀ  souls. WHAT IS A RENT PARTY? At the time of the Great Migration north (1910-1930), blacks emigrating from the south settled the problem of Harlemā€™s inflated rents by throwing parties. Furniture was moved to the…

  • Gatherings

    Best Holiday Cookie Contest IV

    ENTRY DEADLINE November 30th downloadable entry form PARTY Friday. Dec. 7, 7:00pm               The Pomerene Center for the Arts is searching for the best holiday cookie in Coshocton County! It’s a contest BAKERS! TEST YOUR SKILLS. WIN PRIZES for baking the best Cut Out, Cut Up or Decorated Cookie; Bar, Ball or full of Nuts Cookie; Heirloom Cookie; Spirit Cookie or winning the coveted Santa’s (Peopleā€™s) Choice Award. entry form It’s a musical-comedy-COOKIE TASTING-auction evening that pulls community members together to laugh and eat cookies while raising funds to support community arts. The contest generates a limited edition of cookie gift boxes of excellent…

  • Children,  Gatherings

    Gingerbread House Making Party for kids

    Sunday Dec. 2, 2:00-4:00pm Grades K-8 limit 10 children Cost: $20 ($18 for friends) Source: bu.edu via Pomerene Center on Pinterest   After a short tutorial on how to use an icing bag…time to decorate! Each young artist will freely decorate a homemade, pre-made gingerbread house with a dazzling array of candies. Children will have a chance to share and show their creative work as part of a magical Gingerbread Village, complete with trains! The village will be on display until December 22, just in time to take the houses home for Santa to admire. Info: call 740.622.0326 or email us To register: download our mailable form or pay online…